Legal Services Offices and Volunteer Lawyer Programs
These offices provide legal assistance to low-income persons who live in the counties that are listed.
Albany Regional Office
(Linn, Benton)
(541) 926-8678
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
425 2nd Ave. SW, Ste 102
Albany, OR 97321-2262
Bend Regional Office
(Jefferson, Crook, Deschutes)
(541) 385-6944
1-800-678-6944
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
817 N.W. Hill
Bend, OR 97701-4547
Center for NonProfit Legal Services
(Jackson)
(541) 779-7291
225 W Main
P.O. Box 1586
Medford, OR 97501
Columbia County Volunteer Lawyers
(Columbia)
(503) 397-1628
P.O. Box 1400
St. Helens, OR 97051
Coos Bay Regional Office
(Coos, Curry, Western Douglas)
(541) 269-1226
1-800-303-3638
Oregon Law Center
295 S Tenth
P.O. Box 1098
Coos Bay, OR 97420-0241
Farmworker Office
(Mid-Willamette Valley farmworkers)
(503) 981-5291
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
397 N First Street
Woodburn, OR 97071-4623
Grants Pass Regional Office
(Josephine)
(541) 476-1058
Oregon Law Center
207 SW 'G' St, Suite C
Grants Pass, OR 97526-3133
Hillsboro Regional Office
(Washington, Columbia, Tillamook, Clatsop)
(503) 648-7163
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
230 NE Second, Suite A
Hillsboro, OR 97124-3011
Klamath & Lake Counties
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
English:
(541) 882-6982
1-800-480-9160
Spanish:
(541) 882-2008
1-800-250-9877
Lane County Legal Aid
(Lane)
(541) 342-6056
376 East 11th St.
Eugene, OR 97401
Lincoln County Office
(Lincoln)
(541) 265-5305
1-800-222-3884
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
304 SW Coast Highway
P.O. Box 1970
Newport, OR 97365
Marion-Polk Legal Aid
(Marion, Polk)
(503) 581-5265
1-800 -359-1845
1655 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
McMinnville Office
(Yamhill)
(503) 472-9561
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
720 East Third
P.O. Box l4l
McMinnville, OR 97128-0141
Multnomah County Office
(Multnomah)
(503) 224-4086
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
700 SW Taylor, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97205
Native American Program
(assistance to tribal governments)
(503) 223-9483
Oregon Legal Services
812 S.W. Washington, Suite 700
Portland, OR 97205
Ontario Regional Office
(Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker)
(541) 889-3121
1-800-250-9877
Oregon Law Center
2449 S.W. 4th Avenue, Suite 208
Ontario, OR 97914
Oregon City Regional Office
(Clackamas, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco)
(503) 655-2518
1-800-228-6958
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
421 High Street, Suite 110
Oregon City, OR 97045-2249
Pendleton Regional Office
(Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Unio, Wallowa, Wheeler)
(541) 276-6685
1-800-843-1115
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
365 SE Third Street
P.O. Box 1327
Pendleton, OR 97801-0260
Roseburg Regional Office
(Douglas)
(541) 673-1181
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
1000 SE Stephens
P.O. Box 219
Roseburg, OR 97470-0039
Lawyer Referral Service
Oregon State Bar
(503) 684-3763 in Portland , or
1-800-452-7636 toll free in Oregon
This service gives you the name of an attorney in your community. There is a fee of $35 for the first meeting with the lawyer. LRS also operates the Modest Means Program, which makes referrals to lawyers who provide reduced-fee legal services on some cases to clients that meet eligibility guidelines. Call for information.
Tel-Law Tape Library
(503) 620-3000 in Portland, or
l-800-452-4776 toll free in Oregon
Tel-Law is a collection of tape-recorded messages on topics. You can get a list of all the topics from the Oregon State Bar, P.O. Box 1689, Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889. The landlord/tenant tapes are:
# 411 - Rights and Duties of Tenants
# 412 - Rights and Duties of Landlords
# 413 - Illegal Housing Discrimination
# 414 - Rights of a Mobile Home Owner Threatened with Eviction from a Mobile Home Park
# 415 - Rent Increases
# 416 - Reasonable Rules in Mobile Home Parks and Floating Home Facilities
# 417 - Landlord Rules in Conventional Rental Housing
# 418 - Eviction Notices
# 420 - Evictions
# 421 - Eviction Defenses
# 423 - Getting Repairs Made
# 424 - When Tenants Leave Belongings Behind
# 425 - Tenant Privacy and Landlord Access
# 426 - Habitability
# 427 - Fees and Deposits
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
1-800-424-3247; (503) 223-8295 (Portland)
This statewide organization enforces fair housing laws.
HUD--Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
(Seattle) 1-800 -877-0246
This federal agency enforces fair housing laws.
Oregon Bureau of Labor, Civil Rights
229-5900--Portland; (541) 686-7623--Eugene;
(503) 378-3296--Salem; (541) 276-7884--Pendleton;
(541) 776-6197--Medford
The state agency that enforces laws that prohibit discrimination in housing and public accommodations.
Community Allliance of Tenants (CAT)
(503) 288-0130 Renters' Rights Hotline
CAT's mission is to educate and empower tenants to promote affordable, stable and safe rental homes. The hotline serves all of Oregon and messages can be left 24 hours a day. Workshops and advocacy activities are available in the Portland area.
Portland Housing Center
(Multnomah County)
3233 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97232
(503) 282-7744
This organization provides education, information and referral on landlord-tenant and fair housing issues.